Going back to my uni days so long as you include ‘accessed on xxxx date’ you should be right. Let me know if there’s any problems (also I’m kinda curious what you’re referencing!).

I was wondering if I could have your real name (i only need your first initial and last name) just to use to reference a few things in my assignment.

Thank you,

Kerryn

If you left early enough in the morning and didn’t stop too much you could probably do that trip in a day. I’ve done similar easily in 6-7 hours with breaks.

Slope wise you’re not going to run into anything too troublesome, most of the higher peaks are further inland. Having said that it’s not going to be a flat ride and there will be some minor climbing, and some of it not gentle. Hardest part will probably be highway three inbetween Dahu and Jhunan. There’s one or two longish climbs along that route.

Surprisingly the land around Lion’s Head Mountain itself is relatively flat.

How much distance you can cover solely depends on you and your wife’s fitness levels!

Me and my wife want to cycle from Tongsiao to Sanyi then across to the main highway number three then North to Tai an, then Shi tan along the 124 to Nan jhuang,around the lions head mountain and finish in Jhunan.

If you’ve ridden on those roads I was wondering how steep the slopes are on the route. Are they gentle climbs or lots of ups and downs. Would 2 long days be enough.

Thanks in advance!

I love my Long Haul Trucker, bringing it with me was one of the best decisions I ever made !

What kind of bike do your ride?

I’m going to TW soon, maybe we can ride together sometimes.

Have a look at the wiki N-prize info – there are teams a long way progressed doing it for a cost of $1,500 for the kit. Sure they may have spent 100,000s getting there but on the day the rocket and launch platform have to be only worth $1,500. So far looks very possible – I’d say 50/50.

I do have a question semi-relevant. Skimming this page I noticed the Russian ‘journalist’ contacted you re: a comment on scientology.

Was that legit? I have two words for them – Tom Cruise.

And no, I don’t think there will ever be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark.

You probably get this question all the time, do you ever think there will be a boy born who can swim faster than a shark?

sally: I have been there for 1 year & it has changed my life along with hundreds of other people I know & still growing.

I feel as though I’ve read precisely this comment a thousand times during the past few years… all from LL or Polaris members. Must be a rubber stamp they’re issued with?

sally: The causes it represents & gives to are amazing, tell me do you give to charities? Do you care if people make incredible changes to their lives & the lives of their families?

I for one do give regularly to charities Sally, but Polaris ain’t gonna be on my list any time soon LOL. And certainly NOT if your boss is a Scientologist!

I’d be pleased if you could supply us a listing of the charities that Polaris supports here in Australia, and the dollar amounts involved. Oh….. you can’t? Didn’t think so.

sally: The accusations that it is a religion is just as wrong as your bagging of it [...]

We agree on this point Sally. Oz should more correctly describe Polaris as a “cult”, which my dictionary describes as “a quasi-religious organization using devious psychological techniques to gain and control adherents. Sounds about right to me.

sally: Love the fact your in Taiwan & not here, please stay there!

Oh dear! Schoolyard insults. Grade 3, I believe Sally?

Sally: Anyone who adds to your negative feed about Polaris is either using it to advertise their own business which is not integrity in my book or sour grapes they didn’t believe in their own abilities enough & NO business would work for them.

Well, I’m certainly happy to be adding to Oz’s “negative feedback” and as you can see, I’m obviously NOT advertising my own business in any way. In fact I’m actually quite comfortably retired than you very much.

Accusing somebody who criticizes companies such as Polaris as suffering from “sour grapes” is self-contradictory surely. If Polaris was such a world-beating system, and with such fabulous financial returns, AND a foolproof planning model, surely (nearly) everyone who tried it would be more than successful? And yet I can link you to dozens of forums wherein ex-members of LL and Polaris are airing their grievances today. Can you then truthfully deny that there’s literally hundreds of people complaining about Polaris (and LL… still!) from Sydney to Sacramento to Southampton?

Sally: What do you think it is about, are you accusing every writer over all these centuries who write about developing their mind & accepting they have a universal power within them are following a religious order?

Ahh… the classic “straw man” argument. I was waiting for you to slip at least one of these this Sally!

Sally: If Shane Krider is a Scientologist then that is his choice but the material in our programme is the same messages you will find in the countless authors of all time who teach how powerful our minds are in creating our reality.

There’s no “if” about Krider’s religion Sally. He’s acknowledged it himself in the past, but for more than obvious reasons, he now downplays it. And you do know that Scientology was “invented” in the 1950s by a very successful writer of science-fiction stories? I wonder how much of Krider’s own “philosophy” is fictional?

According to Wiki, Scientology “has often been described as a cult that financially defrauds and abuses its members, charging exorbitant fees for its spiritual services”. Hmmm… I wonder how closely Krider follows L. Ron’s life-model?

Sally:[...]if there are principles in Scientology that give the same message as personal development then I say great at least they got that part right.

So now you’re justifying the merits of Scientology (for some unknown reason?) by comparing the effectiveness of its principles with those of Polaris? In other words, you’re saying that because (apparently) Polaris have got it right, then ipso factor L. Ron got it right? Can I ask you if you actually know anything about the absolute, all-consuming fervour that grips members of the Church of Scientology? And it’s that same type of fervour that probably grips your boss whenever he talks about Polaris to the sheeple?

Sally: I will keep assisting others to make changes to their circumstances, it’s very rewarding [...]

Well Sally; I guess it is for you at least, otherwise you wouldn’t be here defending the product with so much spirit! But… what about the “others” you’re “assisting”? Or doesn’t it matter to you that inevitably, many of them will fall by the wayside despite your generous assistance — you did acknowledge that happens sometimes earlier on. Sour grapes I think you said.

Sally: [...] I would rather spend my time doing that than wasting energy on what you do.

Hmmm… I’m not quite certain that Mr Krider would be too pleased to see you personally denigrating another person in public like this Sally. Whatever happened to all that goodwill, and generosity of spirit, and philanthropy they taught you? Left it at the door did we?

Sally: I wish you well in your endeavours.

And there’s there’s another of those bloody rubber stamps again!

Anyone who ads to your negative feed about Polaris is either using it to advertise their own business which is not integrity in my book or sour grapes they didn’t believe in their own abilities enough & NO business would work for them.

Right. Because it couldn’t possibly be the business model itself. The business is perfect, that’s why there’s a 100% success rate for distributors. All hail the infallible business model!

are you accusing every writer over all these centuries who write about developing their mind & accepting they have a universal power within them are following a religious order?

No I’m not, but simply stating that whatever spiritual development you get from Polaris has to be in line with Scientology’s teachings. Even if an alternative was better for you development wise. Krider can’t go against Scientology and thus the teachings and personal development offered by Polaris are limited.

Spirituality is not following any religion.

It might as well be when you’re following the personal and spiritual development teachings of someone who is heavily vested in a particular religion.

If you thought we at Polaris were having a religious teaching pushed onto us, we wouldn’t be here

And lots of people did leave after it was revealed. Then there’s those that stick around in denial… I’m not even going to go into the fact that EMC members were asked to attend Scientology events or that at one time various members of the EMC were openly inviting Polaris distributors to ‘education events’ held by Scientology.

if there are principles in Scientology that give the same message as personal development then I say great at least they got that part right.

And what about the principles that go against Scientology, but might be right for your own personal development?

You’re certainly not going to get any exposure to them under Polaris. Why would you limit your personal development like that?

As far as personal Development is spiritual OH DA! What do you think it is about, are you accusing every writer over all these centuries who write about developing their mind & accepting they have a universal power within them are following a religious order? Spirituality is not following any religion.

If Shane Krider is a Scientologist then that is his choice but the material in our programme is the same messages you will find in the countless authors of all time who teach how powerful our minds are in creating our reality. If you thought we at Polaris were having a religious teaching pushed onto us, we wouldn’t be here, if there are principles in Scientology that give the same message as personal development then I say great at least they got that part right.

I will keep assisting others to make changes to their circumstances, it’s very rewarding, I would rather spend my time doing that that wasting energy on what you do. I wish you well in your endeavors.

Why do you bag out Polaris Global, I have been there for 1 year & it has changed my life along with hundreds of other people I know & still growing.

I’m not suggesting that Polaris Global doesn’t affect people’s lives and that of their families, just that for the most part it appears to be a negative effect.

Have a read of the hundreds of comments left on OzSoapbox and BehindMLM regarding Polaris and judge for yourself. If you’ve had success then best of luck to you, that doesn’t mean everyone will have had the same experience as yourself.

As for the religion thing, Krider knows anything related to Scientology is a financially a dead duck business wise so distinguishing Polaris from Scientology has been a major marketing strategy. Krider has himself publicly admitted he’s a Scientologist so I don’t know how you mention it’s not true.

And as for the content of what Polaris teaches not being influenced by religion… Krider the CEO is a confirmed Scientologist and Polaris Global market personal development.

Do you for a second think Krider would be able to run a company that in any way went against the principles of Scientology? It’s not like you’re selling a bars of soap here or something, we’re talking about personal development – which inevitably encompasses spirituality on some level.

I’ve raised this query many a time and have yet to have anyone answer it definitively.

PS, Love the fact your in Taiwan & not here, please stay there!

How’s that even remotely relevent to the accuracy or discussion on Polaris? I could be living on the moon and it wouldn’t have any bearing on the content presented here.

The causes it represents & gives to are amazing, tell me do you give to charities? Do you care if people make incredible changes to their lives & the lives of their families?

The accusations that it is a religion is just as wrong as your bagging of it, if it was in any sense a religious group, I for one would not last 2 minutes as for accusing anyone for any religion they follow even though it is not true, what has someone’s religious belief got to do with you?

PS, Love the fact your in Taiwan & not here, please stay there!

From memory it’s 8am for business and 9 or 9:30am for everyone else. I think business hours don’t apply on a Sunday.

That’s from memory though. I wonder why they don’t display the opening hours on their website??